Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
1985 · R · 2h 1m · Drama
Genres: Drama
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Director: Paul Schrader
Writers: Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Yukio Mishima
Music by: Philip Glass
Cinematography: John Bailey
Editor: Michael Chandler, Tomoyo Oshima
Budget: $5M · Rated 7.8/10 by 358 viewers
Cast
Ken Ogata as Yukio MishimaKenji Sawada as OsamuBandō Mitsugorō X as MizoguchiToshiyuki Nagashima as IsaoMasayuki Shionoya as MoritaHiroshi Mikami as Cadet #1Junya Fukuda as Cadet #2Yuu Tokui as Cadet #3Junkichi Orimoto as General MashitaNaoko Ohtani as MotherGo Riju as Mishima, age 18-19Masato Aizawa as Mishima, age 9-14More like this
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